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Shashi Tharoor sacked as Congress spokesman for 'praising Modi'
TNN | Oct 13, 2014, 02.15 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Former Union minister Shashi Tharoor was on Monday removed as Congress spokesman with immediate effect.
A press release issued by the party said Tharoor had been removed on the recommendation of the AICC disciplinary committee.
Tharoor has been under fire in the party for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
READ ALSO: Kerala Congress wants 'suitable action' against Shashi Tharoor for praising Modi
"Congress President Sonia Gandhi has accepted the recommendation of the AICC disciplinary committee to remove Shashi Tharoor from the list of spokespersons of the AICC with immediate effect. The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee had submitted a complaint in this regard to the disciplinary committee," said party general secretary,organization,JanardanDwivedi in the press release.
Kerala Congress had recently sent a report against Tharoor over his Modi praise and had sought action against him.
The state unit of the party had said that it was hurt with Tharoor's Modi praise.
The state unit also reminded Tharoor how the party workers had worked hard for his victory in the Lok Sabha elections.
The former Union minister also faces heat after fresh revelations that his wife Sunanda Pushkar had died due to poisoning.
Shashi Tharoor sacked as Congress spokesman for 'praising Modi' - The Times of India
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Looks like Congress is ready to wash its hands over trivial things in order to escape the inevitable jail time for tharoor in his wifes death case.

TNN | Oct 13, 2014, 02.15 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Former Union minister Shashi Tharoor was on Monday removed as Congress spokesman with immediate effect.
A press release issued by the party said Tharoor had been removed on the recommendation of the AICC disciplinary committee.
Tharoor has been under fire in the party for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
READ ALSO: Kerala Congress wants 'suitable action' against Shashi Tharoor for praising Modi
"Congress President Sonia Gandhi has accepted the recommendation of the AICC disciplinary committee to remove Shashi Tharoor from the list of spokespersons of the AICC with immediate effect. The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee had submitted a complaint in this regard to the disciplinary committee," said party general secretary,organization,JanardanDwivedi in the press release.
Kerala Congress had recently sent a report against Tharoor over his Modi praise and had sought action against him.
The state unit of the party had said that it was hurt with Tharoor's Modi praise.
The state unit also reminded Tharoor how the party workers had worked hard for his victory in the Lok Sabha elections.
The former Union minister also faces heat after fresh revelations that his wife Sunanda Pushkar had died due to poisoning.
Shashi Tharoor sacked as Congress spokesman for 'praising Modi' - The Times of India
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Looks like Congress is ready to wash its hands over trivial things in order to escape the inevitable jail time for tharoor in his wifes death case.




